page break, page number then if there are blank lines before chapter title, *** in the space then chapter title, and thenif there are blank lines before the txt, *** THQT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Martha Rafter <mlhr@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Madeleine, > Thanks for this, but I think I’m either confused or really, really > dense! [image: Smile] Don’t we need to put in a blank line between the > page break and the chapter heading any more? Then it would be: > > Page break > blank line > Chapter heading > * * * > text of page > > Again, thanks you! > Marty > > *From:* Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > *Sent:* Thursday, October 04, 2012 5:43 PM > *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Cc:* mailto:cynthr@xxxxxxxxxxx <cynthr@xxxxxxxxxxx> > *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Three Asterisks: An explanation from the staff > > > Hello everyone,**** > > **** > > My sincere apologies for my delayed response re. asterisks but here is > what’s going on:**** > > **** > > In Braille, neither bolding nor font size changes show up, which means > that it is really difficult to tell when there is a new chapter or section. > Therefore, three asterisks are added after each chapter title or chapter > name to make it clear where the chapter title or name ends and where the > text begins. For example:**** > > **** > > -----page break---**** > > Chapter Three**** > > ******* > > [text]**** > > ----page break-----**** > > **** > > It could also look like this:**** > > **** > > -----page break-----**** > > [text from ch. 4]**** > > ******* > > Chapter Five: Kristy Kills**** > > ******* > > [text for ch. 5]**** > > --------page break---------**** > > **** > > **** > > This is especially important if there is a chapter name. For example, > Chapter Three: The Woman in Red (or whatever). Without the star, Braille > readers would have no way of knowing whether or not “The Woman in Red” was > the first line of text or a chapter title.**** > > **** > > Three asterisks are NOT needed at the beginning of a page before a new > chapter (if the new chapter starts at the very top of a page) but ARE > needed if the chapter starts in the middle of the page. Three asterisks are > also used to show other breaks in the text, whether it’s a change in > narration and the sighted reader sees a font change or all italics, if > there is a symbol in the page to indicate a time change or something, and > when there is a new section of the book (such as Part One or Book One of > several).**** > > **** > > Many volunteers already do this, which is wonderful. Since we want > Bookshare books to be as accessible to everyone as possible, we strongly > encourage adding in three asterisks after the chapter number or name. I > know there has been a lot of confusion about this. From my understanding it > is not a new idea, but it has never been enforced, which is likely why some > people do it and others don’t and have never been aware that they should. > We want to encourage it going forward.**** > > **** > > Please contact me directly with any questions or concerns. **** > > **** > > Thank you all so much for your hard work and dedication!**** > > **** > > Best,**** > > **** > > Madeleine Linares**** > > Volunteer Coordinator**** > > Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative**** > > 650-644-3459**** > > madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx**** > > **** > > Join us in celebrating our 10th > Anniversary!<http://blog.bookshare.org/2012/03/11/join-bookshares-worldwide-10th-anniversary-celebration/> > **** > > **** > > [image: Description: Title: Bookshare logo: Bringing Reading to Life for > 10 Years]**** > > **** >